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DRUG USE CONSEQUENCES

Table 18. Estimated Costs to Society of Drug Abuse,1992–2000 ($ Millions)

Year	Health care costs	Productivity losses	Other costs	Total
1992	10,820	69,421	21,912	102,154
1993	11,114	77,972	22,410	111,496
1994	11,279	82,685	24,440	118,404
1995	11,305	88,085	27,120	126,510
1996	11,428	92,423	27,444	131,295
1997	12,085	94,470	30,526	137,082
1998	12,862	98,467	32,083	143,411
1999¹	13,860	104,353	34,295	152,508
2000¹	14,899	110,491	35,274	160,664

¹Figures for 1999 and 2000 are projections based on observable trends for 1992 through 1998.

Source: Office of National Drug Control Policy. The Economic Costs of Drug Abuse in the United States, 1992-2000 (September 2001).